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"Dozens in Portsmouth came out to support the men and women who serve the United States at an event called \"Salute Our Soldiers\" for Armed Forces Day on Saturday.Attendees said it was the perfect way to pay tribute to those who are currently serving, and those veterans who have served in the past.\"They sacrifice so much for our country and its just a pleasure to be able to give back a little bit some way and its just one way of doing that,\" said Gordon Simons.One of the keynote speakers Saturday was Col. Danny McKnight, whose story was told in the movie, \"Black Hawk Down.\"\"I can't think of anything more important than doing that. That's what its all about tonight. This gathering the first they've ever done,\" said Simons about the event.\"Salute Our Soldiers.\" was emceed by WMUR's Josh McElveen, who is also a veteran.\"Literally, there are 60,000 men and women tonight in Afghanistan, serving in harm's way,\" said retired Admiral Michael Mullen. \"Over a couple hundred thousand deployed world wide. We should always remember them and their families.\"Money raised at the event will be donated to the nation's service members."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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